(VOVworld)- More than 500 Yoga practitioners performed Yoga at Pham Van Dong Park in Da Nang city on Sunday in response to International Yoga Day.
The event was held by the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations, the Vietnam-India Friendship Association of Da Nang city, and the Indian Embassy in Vietnam. Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Parvathanini Harish said similar events will be held in the coming years. On Saturday, a Yoga performance marking the 2
nd International Yoga Day took place at the Ho Xuan Huong Indoor Stadium.
Yoga is an ancient Indian tradition which unites mind and body, thought and action, restraint and fulfillment, man and nature, and is a holistic approach to health and well-being. Last year, 8,000 people participated in the first International Yoga Day in Vietnam.